Any time I’m riding the bicycle is a good time. I’ve been extending my rides a bit lately. I enjoy a bit longer ride from time to time. I have stayed on the trail this summer, due to the heat and melting tar and gravel roadways. That can make quite a mess of your bicycle in short order. Do not make any mistake about it, though, the trail has many mulberry trees along its length, which also can be quite messy. Just not to the extent and permanence of oil tar. Fenders help a great deal. But then fenders must be cleaned, and as many of those are made of plastic, petroleum distillate tar removers may not be a good solution.
Yet I still find summer a great time to ride. It does have a lot of heat, humidity, and sudden storms. But it does not try to freeze me in place on the bicycle, as winter does here. Some precautions such as sunscreen, sun protection, drinking water in abundance, and rest breaks all make the experience as good as any in the more temperate times of the year. I also have been doing more riding in the morning. It gives me a whole different quality of light for photos and painting,as well as milder temperatures and sunshine.
I also see a lot more people on the trail in the morning, and that is simply sensible on their part. If I ride in afternoons in hot weather, it is because my morning is taken up with other business. The bike co-op will return after the floods, for a couple of weeks before repairs are undertaken, for which it must close again so new flooring can be installed and other repairs made to the building. Weather should be cooling a bit soon, anyway. The heat of summer tends to hit here in June and July. August provides some torrid days, but not on the same level.
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